BMW I5Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 29 owner complaints and 7 safety recalls on record for the BMW I5.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints29Top: Electrical system Safety recalls72024–2025 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

BMW I5 years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the I5 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2025Too new–/1008 complaints · 3 recalls 2024Not rated–/10021 complaints · 7 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common BMW I5 problems

All model years combined: 29 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

9Electrical system1 crash/fire/injury

7Service brakes2 crash/fire/injury

6Forward collision avoidance3 crash/fire/injury

5Electronic stability control (ESC)1 crash/fire/injury

4Service brakes, hydraulic1 crash/fire/injury

3Power train

2Back over prevention

2Lane departure

2Engine

76 other systems

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Electrical system	9	1
Service brakes	7	2
Forward collision avoidance	6	3
Electronic stability control (ESC)	5	1
Service brakes, hydraulic	4	1
Power train	3	0
Back over prevention	2	0
Lane departure	2	0
Engine	2	0
6 other systems	7	0

7 recalls

BMW I5 recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Electronic stability control (ESC)26V-422 · 2024–2025 · Jul 1, 2026 · 428 vehicles Controller: software25V-395 · 2024 · Jul 23, 2025 · 71,286 vehicles Electronic stability control (ESC): control module24V-697 · 2024–2025 · Sep 18, 2024 · 309 vehicles Propulsion system: traction battery24V-135 · 2024 · Feb 23, 2024 · 4 vehicles Electronic stability control (ESC)24V-104 · 2024–2025 · Feb 12, 2024 · 266,716 vehicles Warnings: external/pedestrian alert23V-885 · 2024 · Dec 22, 2023 · 4,926 vehicles Driver monitoring: camera/sensor23V-700 · 2024 · Oct 18, 2023 · 12,296 vehicles